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James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is the senior United States Senator from Virginia. He is also an author and a former Secretary of the Navy. He is a member of the Democratic Party. A 1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Webb served as a Marine Corps infantry officer until 1972, and is a highly decorated Vietnam War combat veteran. During his four years with the Reagan administration, Webb served as the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, then as Secretary of the Navy. Webb won the Democratic nomination for the 2006 Virginia Senate race by defeating Harris Miller in the primary, then won the general election by defeating the Republican incumbent George Allen. Webb's thin margin in the general election (less than 0.5%) kept the outcome ...

Democratic US Senator Jim Webb, a critic of China and champion of engaging Myanmar, will visit Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam on an August 12-25 trip, his office announced Wednesday, as quoted by AFP.Webb, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, is scheduled to meet with heads of state, foreign policy and military officials, as well as business leaders at each stop, his office said.The senator will meet in Thailand with officials from new Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government as well as with former prime minister Abhisit ...

Senator Jim Webb today called for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to incorporate his Virginia Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Energy Production Act in pending offshore energy legislation this week.“Outer Continental Shelf production has strong support among Virginians and their political leadership,” Senator Webb wrote the Committee’s Chairman and Ranking Member. “I look forward to working with you to ensure that all of Virginia’s OCS energy resources are developed in a timely fashion, through a fair distribution of revenues between the federal and state ...

Senator Jim Webb, chair of the East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, today called for the State Department to clarify U.S. treaty commitments to come to the aid of the Philippines in light of recent reports of China’s use of force in the South China Sea.
“Repeated actions by Chinese government vessels against the Philippines raise serious questions about the circumstances under which our treaty commitments apply,” Senator Webb wrote in a letter to State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh. “Our transparency on this matter is of great importance to our ally, the ...

Jim Webb - 15 of 20 most polluted cities in world are in India, China, says Jim WebbThe Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | 15 of 20 most polluted cities in world are in India, China, says Jim Webb
Former Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., spent most of the first Democratic presidential debate in the shadow of frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. But he got in a few shots here and there. During the debate, Webb discussed the issue of climate change, arguing that the United States can’t go it alone. "We are not going to solve climate change simply with the laws here," Webb said. "We've done a good job in this country since 1970. If you look at China and India, they're the greatest polluters in the world. Fifteen out of the 20 most polluted cities in ... >> More

Jim Webb - Jim Webb says U.S. didn't have income taxes until 1913The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Jim Webb says U.S. didn't have income taxes until 1913
Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb says the U.S. needs a leaner, more efficient tax code. The former Virginia senator broadly calls for lowering tax rates in exchange for eliminating "loopholes and exceptions" that he says "have made a mockery out of true economic fairness." Webb says investment income should be taxed at the same rates as wages. And he would like to see the U.S. shift some of its burden away from income and toward consumption. Big changes? Sure. But Webb says the tax code is not sacrosanct. "We did not even have a federal income tax in this country ... >> More

Jim Webb - James Webb says stock market has tripled in value since 2009The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | James Webb says stock market has tripled in value since 2009
Many Americans believe that the economic recovery has only recently picked up steam. But one group that is widely seen as benefiting in recent years are investors in the stock market. This is a point that former Sen. James Webb, D-Va. -- a potential longshot candidate for president who’s been taking an economic-populist approach -- made during an interview on ABC’s This Week. On the March 15, 2015, edition of the show, host George Stephanopoulos brought up a comment by Webb that "powerful financial interests spending billions to elect people who think the current drift toward a permanent aristocracy is ... >> More

Jim Webb - Webb says U.S. has world's highest incarceration rateThe Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Webb says U.S. has world's highest incarceration rate
There are too many people in prisons, says former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, who’s seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. "The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world," Webb says on his campaign website. Webb often made the same claim while representing Virginia in the U.S. Senate from 2007-2013, and he introduced unsuccessful legislation that would have set up a bipartisan commission to study prison and sentencing reform. He’s said alternatives to prison should be set up for nonviolent criminals such as drug offenders. Last December, we gave a True rating to Webb’s statement ... >> More